Operations Manager Job in United Arab Emirates Recruiting by TeachForAll Inc

Position Summary

We are looking for a dynamic and dedicated individual with strong administration skills, and previous experience in managing team operations to join the team as soon as possible. The person we’re looking for will have the initiative, experience and skills required to ensure the smooth running of the operational side of the Alumni Leadership Team’s work to enable the team to focus on strategies to unleash the impact of the 100,000 Teach For All network alumni across the world.

The ideal candidate will genuinely love administration, operations and data management; and derive job satisfaction and enjoyment from developing systems and processes which bring ease and efficiency to the team. You will thrive working in a small team environment within a large organization being able to own the administration and logistics for the Alumni Leadership Team, and will have the skills to navigate organizational complexity. You will provide proactive, high-quality leadership for team admin and operations. This is a key role in the Alumni Leadership team enabling the team to deliver to exceptional standards and increase our impact.

You will enjoy the opportunity to work closely with several team members to support the delivery of their work. You will build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization to ensure effectiveness in your role (e.g. Teach For All’s Finance, Communications and Data Teams). You will also share the team’s passion and commitment to developing and connecting alumni leaders across the world.

This role will be part of the Alumni Leadership Team reporting directly to the Head of Alumni Leadership, and working on a day to day basis with the five Directors in the team. You will be responsible for leading the following four areas:

As the Operations Manager at Teach For All, you will engage in the following and/or similar activities: 

Support team programming

Case Study creation

Team Admin Management

Education & Technical Experience

Additional Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (Desirable)

What Teach For All Offers

Compensation

Salary for this position is competitive and dependent on country of hire, prior work experience and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Work Authorization

Please note, this position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. All candidates must possess local permanent work authorization/permit in order to be considered. 

Travel and Hours

Travel is possible in accordance with local travel guidelines. Given that we work across different time zones, some non-traditional hours for early or later calls are an expectation of this role. 

Applications Instructions

If this opportunity sounds like the next best step in your career, please submit your resume or curriculum vitae (CV) and a one-page letter of motivation in English directly online. Your letter should summarize motivations for your application and how your skills and experience align with this opportunity. We look forward to learning about you and your passion for ensuring educational opportunity for all!

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Therefore, candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience. 

About Teach For All

Teach For All is a global network of 60 independent, national partner organizations and a global organization committed to developing collective leadership to ensure all children fulfill their potential. Each network partner recruits and develops promising leaders over diverse academic backgrounds to teach in their nations’ under-resourced schools and communities and, with this foundation, to work with others, inside and outside of education, to ensure all children have the education, support, and opportunity to shape a better future for themselves and all of us. Teach For All’s global organization works to increase the network’s impact by fostering commitment to our shared purpose, values, vision, unifying principles, and standards; supporting the development of new organizations; fostering collective learning; providing coaching and consulting; contributing to the leadership development of partner staff, teachers and alumni and enabling access to global resources.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusiveness

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization that inspires individuals of all backgrounds – across nationalities, races, ethnicity, religions, political views, economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, physical disabilities, languages, ages, genders and prior experiences – to bring their full selves to the work of ensuring educational opportunity for all.

In order to maximize our effectiveness in fulfilling Teach For All’s mission, we also feel it is important to focus on increasing representation and inclusiveness with respect to two dimensions in particular: we prioritize diversity of geography because this can help us quickly understand and connect with the diverse cultures and geographies of the world. We also prioritize increasing the representation and inclusiveness of team members who themselves have experienced the inequities we’re working to address and share the background (e.g. economic, racial and ethnic, religious) of the most disadvantaged groups in their countries.